We went to Blackwood Creek which is a rural area but there is a church there and that's about it. We did a round trip from home back to home in the afternoon as it's not that far. Just a nice Sunday afternoons drive. A link to another post with different scenery in the same area done in 2020.
A Blackwood Creek Post Office opened in 1884 and closed in 1974.
Sheep and cows along the country roads in the paddocks.
Part of Blackwood Creek, creek. Irrigation pipes above.
Taken out the front window of the car when moving along - a typical country road.
Above are the irrigation pipes and below sheep on the dam wall.
A farm and farmland in the area of Blackwood Creek plus the name of one property on the gate.
Coming towards where we used to live for the first 8 years of married life. It's this road that I rode the motorbike with my uniform underneath, coat on top to go to Bracknell to look after my patients. This time was before they had Trained Nurses to do what they do today.
The house where we once lived for the first 8 years of our married life. Below are the tunnels where strawberries are grown.
Blackwood Creek is the area dotted within the red on the map.
The landscape is very beautiful. There are a lots of sheeps and cows there! I like to see all the trees growing along the road.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marit. It's so lovely going for a drive in the country always something different to see. Many places here have trees growing down either side of the road, as our Island isn't highly populated to allow this good feature.
DeleteYou used to live in a lovely house, Margaret. I also like its surroundings.
ReplyDeleteThank you. That house had 4 bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, 8 ball room which was also a sunroom. Then there was a laundry, bathroom and toilet all separate of course. A big barn, a chook house, various other sheds. We had horses, pigs, sheep and cows. Also there was an orchard and a vegetable garden as well as lawns and a flower garden when we lived there.
DeleteI would love to drive there. The distances are long there, but you can see a lot on the way. These are lovely landscapes.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week. Orvokki
It's a long way from where you live, the country scenery is wonderful here, something different around every corner, Orvokki.
DeleteThank you.
Amazing!! I would love to drive, or rather, to be driven along that route. : )
ReplyDeleteThat would be lovely to be driven around that area and others, all different.
DeleteBeautiful ❤️ series, Margaret. Thank you 😊 so much for sharing your journey.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Linda.
DeleteYou snagged a bunch of beautiful pictures on your drive.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary but most of it is nature :)
DeleteThe landscape is absolutely beautiful! What a pure joy driving along it...
ReplyDeleteThank you Angie, it is lovely to drive along that road and others.
DeleteBeautiful series of photos. Your first house is very nice. Love the country views., thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Bill. It was a nice house - you can see above what I wrote about it. On Giorgio's comment.
DeleteCrookhorn is a funny sign
ReplyDeletelol, it is indeed. It's the name that got me.
DeleteMe gustan esos paisajes, son parecidos a algunos de por aquí. La casa en la que viviste es muy bonita. Un abrazo.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa. Many places can be similar.
DeleteSome people never have the opportunity to see the countryside.
Sunday drives are a treat aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed, EC and much appreciated too. You never know what you will see as it changes all the time.
DeleteYou snagged some great shots here. Love that.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteGreat to take shots. Have a most excellent weekend.
DeleteQuerida amiga, preciosos paisajes, las fotos son espectaculares, que lindo pasear por lugares así, donde se respira naturaleza.
ReplyDeleteAbrazos y te dejo un besito, que tengas un feliz día
Thank you Liz. To smell the fresh air is also welcome.
DeleteI like the name Crookhorn. I suppose the house has changed a bit since you lived there. The land looks quite dry.
ReplyDeleteThat sign got me, just had to take a photo of it.
DeleteThe house is the same, just a coat of paint on the outside, and modernized inside apparently. Sister in law the youngest one, lived there for 15 years with her two children and first husband.
Looks like great pastoral countryside. The cattle and the sheep look in fine
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Oh God - the rain here is driving people up the wall - I wish it would go to Spain and Portugal plus other countries in Europe which are in dire need.
Hope you got the analysis of "he who i a tyrant etc etc.????
Cheers
Colin
Yes I got that, thanks Colin...read it! lol
DeleteLovely country area there all around Blackwood creek and vast area.
Gosh, I heard Sydney had lots of rain, the most for many years - and Spain and other countries that are having dreadful fires at the moment could certainly do with rain - then in Karachi area in Pakistan, floods - can't win with the weather.
Thank you for taking us on this delightful country drive Margaret. Particularly loved that one of the sheep going up the hill but all the photos are a delight. Always enjoy the map too. All the best and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise and you are most welcome. Interesting one the sheep at the edge of the dam, I couldn't see how much water was in it, if any.
DeleteSo lush and green! It's beautiful. I took a country drive yesterday, my brother collected me and off we went to Port Pirie to visit with our sister.
ReplyDeleteIt is green which is good, R.
DeleteOh that was lovely to visit your sister, a nice drive too in the country, always good to get out and about.
Muy bellos estos espacios que nos brindas,amiga
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ildefonso, you are welcome.
DeleteWhat a beautiful, expansive landscape with the mountains, I love it.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have that here in the Netherlands and there's not as much space either, everything is so close together here.
You used to have a beautiful house.
Greetings Irma
Thank Irma. Yes, we do have lots of space, fresh air, can't ask for much more.
DeleteIt was a nice house. I have written more on Giorgio's reply comment.
I am sure it was very enjoyable to go back and reminisce a little.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely David. Good memories of the house and the whole area. Loved far life.
DeleteQue envidia me das, Margaret, siempre con estas magnificas imagenes que son tus escapadas a lugares maravillosos 😍😍😍
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo, amiga!
Thank you Jordi, it's not far to see farmland from any city on this Island, we are lucky.
DeleteLovely sheep.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne.
DeleteLovely photos of a beautiful country area. Nice memories too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane, it's good to have nice memories, most of them are, thank goodness.
DeleteGreat article and beautiful view. Success for your blog ok
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThere is something therapeutic about country drives. Love seeing your landscape and the livestock.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to visit the country, I think most people enjoy a drive through it, I know I do and having lived in the country on a farm for 8 years brings back good memories.
DeleteThank you.
Gustan tus reportajes y fotos. Buen lugar . Gracias Margaret.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
Thank you, Larua, and you are welcome.
DeleteÉ uma zona rural mas que está muito bem aproveitada economicamente.
ReplyDeleteAbraço de amizade.
Juvenal Nunes
Farmers always working on the land that they own. Farming is very different these days to way back in time.
DeleteThank you.
Country drive is the best drive always. The images and details, like the old post office and strawberry tunnels, really bring the area to life. I love the countryside.
ReplyDeleteAlways good Melody. I'm glad you like it too.
DeleteSuch a lovely post.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy seeing your photographs - such beautiful countryside and some very nice memories too.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan, I'm pleased you enjoyed the post.
DeleteTake care.
Es un lindo paseo. te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you and the same to you too.
DeleteHello Margaret
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful sentimental trip to places that probably evoke fond associations and hold fond memories. It's nice to visit places where you once lived and worked. As always, the views are magnificent, the mountains, the farmland, and you can see that something is always happening there...
Warm regards.
Yes, you are correct, always brings good memories and love the countryside too.
DeleteTake care.
Such lovely photos
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo-Anne.
DeleteThere is a yellow thing up in the sky here.
ReplyDeleteAfter consultations with people on the bus we THINK it is called the SUN!!!
Off to Terrigal beach to see if everything is back to normal, last visit
no one in the DEEP FREEZE and the waves were huge - about 4 or 5 breaks before
pounding the sand,
Cheers
Colin
Sounds good those waves, would like to see them.
DeleteSun shining down here today :)
Beautiful photos. I love those flat roads and seeing the landscape of your homeland.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
Best regards.
Thank you. It's just flat in that area, we have many bends and little hills in Tasmania.
DeleteImpressive and wonderful landscapes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful virtual journey through your fantastic photos👏
Your AI image at the bottom of the meerkat blog is incredible!
Wonderful place! My thoughts go to the efforts frontiers made everyday.
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